HHS CIO Clark Minor has departed, while David Hong is serving as CIO and acting chief AI officer. HHS did not respond to a request from Becker’s for comment on the timing and reason for Mr. Minor’s departure. He gave…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has settled a HIPAA investigation with Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare over a 2021 ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of 53,907 patients. OSF discovered in…
Value-based care is entering a new phase and the health plans setting the pace are no longer focused on payment reform alone. They are building deeper partnerships with providers, putting clinical data to work and pursuing measurable gains in quality…
Aug 26, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Laura Fox, Sr. Director, Payment Innovation, Blue Shield of California
- Michael Meucci, President and CEO, Arcadia
When hospitals and health systems started charging patients for MyChart messages amid the pandemic, the reasoning was straightforward: Give clinicians a way to be compensated for the growing volume of medical advice flowing through patient portals, and perhaps slow that…
Nursing workforce planning formulas may carry a structural error embedded since at least 1960, one that has quietly caused hospitals to systematically underbudget nursing staff across decades of textbooks, credentialing programs and government frameworks. The finding raised a pointed question…
Epic’s past 30 days have brought a leadership shakeup, a fresh round of noncompete lawsuits and signs the EHR giant is still expanding, both at home and abroad. Here are seven Epic updates Becker’s has reported in July:
Lumberton, N.C.-based UNC Health Southeastern has invested close to $2 million in a new MRI machine designed to improve patient comfort and diagnostic imaging, according to a July 27 health system news release. The MRI system includes a larger opening…
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Fla.) will open its new inpatient rehabilitation facility Aug. 6, WKRG reported July 29. The 40-bed, 41,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation facility will offer specialized physical, speech and occupational therapies. It will also feature a custom activities of…
The Massachusetts Senate voted July 29 to authorize the commonwealth to seize the shuttered Norwood (Mass.) Hospital site through eminent domain, clearing the path for a new nonprofit operator to take over. “The legislation, S.3231, would initiate a public process…
The FDA has licensed Ezplaz Freeze Dried Plasma, the first freeze-dried plasma product approved for use in the U.S. Ezplaz is indicated for transfusion in adult patients who need plasma when other plasma products are unavailable, including patients with life-threatening…